Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody knew of a good kite repair shop that is pretty reasonable? I recently had a tear in my kite pretty large and need somewhere to fix it. Also I know a local that can pretty much fix anything when it comes to sewing, do you think it would be a good idea just to give it to her? If so what types of pointers do you guys have so I can relay the message to her? The kite is a 13M REV, I can send pictures to anyone who is willing to help.
Any help is appreciated!

Mike

Send it to Powerzone. He can make any broken kite fly just as good as new. He is also a stand up guy who will give you stand up service. Fast, reliable, and at a great price. He's also a member of this forum under the said name.

http://www.powerzonekitesports.com/home/

There are options for repairing yourself.

Can you post a photo of the damage?

yea, I just need to shrink them down quick

Here you are.

up close

fixmykite.com

professionally done : Fix My Kite

do it yourself : KiteFix

Thx guys! I'll give kitfix a try.

Hey

I used Kitefix on a rip almost the same as that.
Take your time line the rip up nice and kitefix both sides. The repair will be stronger than the rest of the kite and won't effect flying at all.

John

Yea, from what research I have done online it looks like getting it to line up it right is very important. I think I am going to try and tape one side to keep it lined up and then apply the FiberFix and GluFix. Did you do it to both sides? Most of the vids that I watched they just do the inside with FiberFix and Glue then just put a small amount of glue on the outside. If you have any tips shoot them my way! thanks

Mike

Hey

I used the fiberfix on one side just to hold the kite together while I fixed the other side. The fiber fix is sort of sticky but will come off easy if you don't push it on hard. Just remember to keep taking it off as you get close to where it is on the other side or the glue may go through the rip and make it permanent.
I used fiberfix and glue on both sides but it was the first time I did a repair with kitefix. I don't think I would waste the fiber fix doing it again though. Once that glue stuff dries its super strong. I did the repair 3 years ago and its still flexible and holding awesome.
The little squares on the rip stop make it fairly easy to line up. Just go slow.
The only other advice I can give is make sure you have some ventilation. I did my repair in my basement and I could feel my brain cells dying. Use a fan or something to move the air the glue lets off lots of fumes.

John

fixmykite fixed my for cheap and they did a great job. when I had an issue I sent it back and they fixed it for shipping.

Personally, unless the repair was tiny, I would send a torn kite out for pro repairs. John at Powerzone did such a magnificent job on my 10m Synergy, that had a fairly substantial tear. He only charged like $65 for it, add the $40 shipping each way, and I would say that two weeks without the kite was definitely worth it. You would never know it was broken.